HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 54, 26 November 1937, Page 12

HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL

Influence of Old Pupils NEW BRANCH FORMED "We have come to a stage now when the older pupils and the former pupils exert a very powerful infiuence on the school and this will keep on growing as the school develops," said Mr. W. A. G. Penlington, principal oi the Hastings High School, last. evenmg, when briefly addressing members oi the Old Pupils' Association. JMr. Penlington said it was pleasing to note the ' growth of the school and particularly that its infiuence was spreading. It was possible now to reaiise just how tar-reaching was this infiuence likely to be, and mucb in this direction rested upon the old pupils, for it was they who swayed the tone of the school. Probably more than any other institution or organisation in the town, the High School was going to have a tremenduus efi'ect on Hastings m its aevelopment and growth. Appropriately enough advice was received just before the meeting that a branch of the Old Pupils' Associatiou had been formed at Auckland, this being the second bi-anch, the other being at Wellington. Conmienting upon this development, Mr. E. A. Coxon, retiring president, said that there was ail enthusiastic gathering oi old boys at Auckland last Saturdai night in the form of a re-union dinrier, and it was unanimously deeided hy the 2«i present^ to form a branch. It had been ascertaiiied that there were about 40 old boys of the school in and about Auckland and it was hoped that the many old girls also in the district would join up and take part in tlm iunctions of the branch. Among those present at the Auckland gathering was Mr. W. C. Morris, a former beadmaster of the Technical High School which was amalgamated with the present school, and also Dr. L. H. Briggs, a former old pupil, and now a lecturer at the Auckland University College. The sponsor of the gathering was Mr, B. I. Fulton, who had scarcely reJinguished his position on the -teaching staff of the school to go to Auckland before he interested himself in forming a branch. General satisfaction was expressed by several members with the development that was taking place in regard to the school and its associations and Mr. Fulton is to be written to expressiug thanks and appreciation for his etforts.